The experience of voice hearing and the role of self-help group: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
József Rácz1,2, Zsuzsa Kaló1, Szilvia Kassai1,3
11 Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Background:
Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) played an important role in the psychiatric diagnostics, but in the last few decades the diagnostic-free complex phenomenological understanding of the phenomena of voice hearing became the focus of studies.
Materials:
Six semi-structured interviews with recovering voice hearers were conducted and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).
Discussion:
The self-help group gives significant help in identification and dealing with the voices; therefore, it serves as turning point in the life story of voice hearers.
Conclusion:
Applying self-help group in clinical context contributes to better outcomes in treatment of voice hearers.
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